Managing a Creative Life in a Chaotic World

Encouraging Young Artists

I remember creating some of my first drawings and paintings when I was three. Making art is an interest that has stayed solidly with me ever since. My parents validated these early efforts by providing art supplies and on occasion hanging select pieces prominantly over the family room sofa. They didn’t proclaim my creative efforts to be anything other than what they were, but that was enough.

A few years ago my mother gave me back some of the pieces she had kept in assorted boxes under her bed. These tattered and yellowed sheets of newsprint adorned in marker and crayon are a reminder of how far I have journeyed on this road to being an artist and of their unfailing support.

So my advice is, if you are interested in supporting the arts, start at home. Thanks Mom and Dad.